Most entrepreneurs never make money.
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Most entrepreneurs never make money.
But everyone who really wants to, can.
Every founder at some point musters up the courage to leave the 9-5 and pursue what most would call the new American dream — entrepreneurship.
It's the pursuit of freedom and prosperity to provide the best life for you and your family.
But unlike the 9-5, there's no regular paycheck. If you don't figure out how to make money, you don't get paid.
And so begins the spiral of getting deep in debt or burning through your hard-earned savings until you can figure it out. That is, if you can.
Not to be a Debbie Downer on a Monday! If that's you, you're not alone.
So how do you start making money? I see two paths people follow.
𝟭) The Hard Way - It's the path most follow. It's the entrepreneurial school of hard knocks. I started out this way. It's learning the hard way over decades of failing and learning.
It's a way for sure. It's probably what most people do. It's often a DIY journey. It can be lonely for sure.
The results: a 90% failure rate
𝟮) A Systematic Discipline - There are elite business schools, accelerators, incubators and venture studios, one-stop shops where entrepreneurship is taught as a discipline.
They follow a prescriptive framework taught by very experienced serial entrepreneurs. It's like a navy seals bootcamp for entrepreneurs.
The results: a 70% success rate
>> The BIG idea: entrepreneurship is learned. No one is born to be an entrepreneur.
Commit to stop doing what isn't working.
Commit to finding a systematic approach to learn how.
Pro tip: Ask God to help you. My experience is when I go to God for help, He's faithful at directing me to the resources to get the help I need.
Read His promise to you in Matthew 7:7. (google it)
Someone once said, you have not because you ask not.
-Gerald